Check registering device



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Filed Jan: 14, 1942 INVENTOR Jan, 21, 1947 s. H. THOMPSON CHECK REGISTERING DEVICE Filed Jan. 14, 1942 13 Sheets-Sheet 12 INVENTOR. ATE/V557 H. mam/250M BY Patented Jan. 21, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CHECK REGISTERING DEVICE Ernest H. Thompson, Winnetka, Ill., assignor to Johnson Fare Box Company, Chicago, 111., a corporation of New York Application January 14, 1942, Serial No. 426,762

26 Claims. 1

This invention relates to a device for measuring .checks, including coins, usually used in fare collection work, and includes means for registering .the value of such checks upon cumulative registers and signalling the value of such checks both :audibly and visually. More particularly it relates :to a device which will automatically determine the value of certain of the various checks deposited and register certain ones of the different types of fares upon registers which are provided for the accumulation of such fares.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a mechanism which will be compact and durable.

Another object of the invention is to provide a machine of the type indicated which is accurate and positive in its operation.

Yet another object of the invention is to produce a machine which is relatively simple but which will accurately select the register upon which the fare is to be accumulated.

A further object of the invention is to provide a machine of the type described in which the audible signal mechanism is controlled by the register selecting and operating mechanism to produce repeated signals.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a device which will accept the check which is deposited, measure it, to determine the register into which its value is to be accumulated, and to actuate the corresponding register.

Another object of the invention is to provide an apparatus of the type described in which the measuring mechanism is locked in position while the register actuating mechanism is functioning.

Yet another object of the invention is to provide a mechanism which will provide repeated register operations and signals where a check representing a plurality of fares is accepted.

The invention has the further object of retaining a multiple fare check in the machine while the fare registering mechanism is functioning to repeat the signals and to actuate the proper register the required number of times.

Another object of the invention is to provide a machine. which automatically repeats its cycle where a multiple fare is presented.

Another object of the invention is to provide a mechanism which will prevent the clearing of the machine automatically until registration of the fare is completed.

Still another object of the invention is to provide means for interlocking the manual and the automatic signalling means so that fares may be registered by the machine and hand cyclometers individually and are also performed individually.

Yet another object of the invention is to provide means for muflling the bell to vary the audible signal in the case of certain accepted fares, such as one-half or child fares.

It is a further object of the invention to provide check handling means which will induce repeated cycling of the machine upon the acceptance of a single multiple fare check, said cycling being induced by the displacement of the handling mean from its initial position.

A further object of the invention is to provide a timing mechanism which correlates the opera.- tion of the various sections of the machine so that the various required steps are performed in proper sequence.

Yet another object of the invention is to provide supplementary manually operated cyclometers which actuate suitable signal devices and upon which are registered the fare manually received or noted by the operator.

i'hese and other objects of the invention will become apparent from a study of this specification and the drawings which are appended hereto and which form a part hereof wherein:

Figure 1 is an elevation showing generally, the check locking, register selecting and operating, and driving mechanisms.

Figure 2 is an elevation showing the check look! ing and register selecting mechanism as viewed from the right of Figure 1, with the register operating mechanism removed and showing the parts in the check box returned position.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 but with the parts in the position in which the slide bar is returned by the detent and the visible signals are cleared for a succeeding operation.

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figures 2 and 3 but with the parts in the position in which the check measuring and locking mechanism and the register selecting mechanism have been set for the check which was measured, the check in this case being a nickel.

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figures 2, 3 and 4 but with the parts in position to lock the check measuring and register selecting lever in place and with the actuating means approaching the fully actuated position.

Figure 6 is a view with parts in section, taken substantially on the line 66 of Figure 2.

Figure 7 is a sectional view taken on the line i-l of Figure 6 showing the interlocking timing mechanism.

Figure 8 is a view showing the pitman actuating and the sector locking mechanisms.

Figure 9 is a section taken on the line 9-9 of Figure 6 showing the clutch releasing means.

Figure 10 is a section taken on the line IU-Ill of Figure 6 showing the means for locking the clutch in the initial or home position.

Figure 11 is a sectional view taken on the line H-il of Figure 6 showing the bell operating means.

Figure 12 is a detail of the control switch and its operator.

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CHECK REGISTERING DEVICE Filed-Jan. 14, 1942 13 Sheets-Sheet l3 Referring now to Figures 1 to 7 and especially- 6 and]; it will be seen that a stud II4 which is fixed in frame 5 rotatably carries both a sector gear H5 which is in the plane of gear 59, and locked sector H1 which is in the plane of. and cooperates with looking sector 1I, Gear 5 has seven teeth in each of two diametrically opposed sections iIS-I I8 and two opposed broad teeth II9 disposed equidistantly between the gear sections II8-I IS. The sector II1 has two opposed locking. indentations I2II2I which coact with the locking elements I23I23 of sector 1|. Sector H1 also carries a crank pin I25 which rides in a 5101; I21 in an arm I29 pivotally mounted on 1 controlled by the sectors, the events controlled by these elements are all relatively timed,

Check: measuring mechanism Referring now to Figures 1 to 6 and 8. it will beseen that a stud IE5 is set in front plate 5 and rotatably supports a lever I51 which has arms I59 and ISI. Arm I61 carries a roller I63 which rides on the cam 65 described above. A pitman IE2 is pivotally connected .to lever arm I59 and is slidably mounted for movement laterall across the front of the plate 5. The end of the pitman which is remote from arm I59 is guided in an opening 153 formed by the spacer plates IE5 and ifiS (Figs. 2 and 3). This end of the pitman I61 is adapted to engage a check and force it into engagement with an anvil I59, which is one edge of the check chute 311, as will be described later. From a consideration of the cam in Figure 8 and of the Figures 2 to 5 inclusive, it will be seen that the pitman will be moved to the right under the action of a spring I1I which is supported upon a stud I12 set in the front plate 5, and one end of which bears upon an anchor pin I13 also set in the plate 5, while the other end bears upon a pin I15 which passes through slot I16 in the plate 5 and is set in the pitman. The pitman will follow the cam until the end I61 contacts a check which it forces into contact with the anvil I69, whereupon the pitman will be stopped and the follower roll I53 will leave the cam as the latter continues to rotate.

Slide bar restoring mechanism The free end of arm I29 (Figs. 2 to 5) is rotatably pinned to the lower end of a link I35 which in turn is pivotally connected at its upper end to shaft I42 mounted in a slide bar controlling bail I31 (Fig. 24). A spring I36 (Fig. 1) urges the link downwardly to take up lost motionin the linkage, The bail is rotatably mounted on ashaft I39 which is supported between projecting ears MI fixed t0 the front plate 5 (see Fig. 24). The ball is provided with an outwardly projecting lip I43 which carries a shaft M2 upon which is mounted a slide bar restoring roll I44.

Mounted between the ends of the bail and above the lip is a guide shaft I45. A hub I41 is sli'dably mounted on shaft I39 and is provided with a pair of annular flanges I49, which form position (Figs. 2 to 5).

one set of coplanar grooves.

a groove I 5I, and with a lever I53. This lever has its outer end rounded, is fixed to the hub and is perforated to receive the shaft I45. Thus lever I53 may slide along shafts I39 and I45 but must follow the rotation of the bail about shaft I39. 1 (See Fig. 1.)

Slide bar selector and control mechanism Pivotally mounted upon a stud I11 set in the front plate 5 (Figs. 2 to 5), is a stop lever I19.

The lower end of the lever is pivotally connected to the pitman I52 by means of a link I8I. Theupper end of this lever is provided with a pin I82 which enters the groove I 5| formed in the hub of the selector lever I53. Thus, as the pitman I 62: moves to the right as described, the stop lever I19 will rotate counter-clockwise as viewed in Figures- 2 to 5 and the selector lever will assume any oneof eight predetermined positions. The position assumed will depend upon the amount of motion of the pitman and this, in turn, depends upon the diameter of the check which was inserted in the; machine. If no check is in the machine, the lever E53 will be positioned in the farthest left-hand A clearance slot I83 is formed in the pitman to permit stud I11 to pass through it.

The stop lever I19'carries a sector I85 which is concentric with stud I11 and on the outer periphery of the sector are formed eight teeth I81 which are of identical outline. These teeth are adapted to be engaged by a positioning pawl I89 which is formed on a positioning lever I9I. The latter lever is pivotally mounted upon a stud I93 mounted in the front plate 5. The lower end of the lever (Fig. 8) is provided with a roll I95 which is actuated by the aligner cam 61. After the stop lever I19 has been actuated by the pitman as described above, the position-- ing lever comes into action to take up the play in the linkage and moves the lever I 19 one way or the other to accurately position the lever I53, with respect to the slide bar to be operated as described below. The teeth I81 on the stop lever and the contact face of the pawl are so formed that the line of contact of the pawl face and a tooth is substantially a vertical line. A spring I9? is mounted on the hub of the lever l9! and one end of the spring contacts a stud I99 set in the front plate 5 while the other end bears upon the lever in a direction to urge the roll I95 into contact with its cam.

Slide bar structure .ly spaced by four guides 205, 201, 209 and 2H, each of which has eight circumferential guide- All the corresponding grooves of" grooves 2I3. the guides are substantially in the same plane.

Eight slide bars 2I5, 2I1, 2I9, '22I, 223, 225i 221 and 229 respectively are mounted, each in actuating nose 23I although not all such noses are utilized since only bars 2I1, 219, 221 and 229 are associated with pawls. Each bar is provided with a surface 233 (Fig. 14) which is adapted to be contacted by lever I53 (Fig. 1) when the Each bar has a pawl.

latter is positioned-. -under suchsurfac. Each bar. also. has a. lower; surface. 235. which; is con tacted by a roll I44 which is mounted one. shaft V MZto which; link 13.5. is pivotedand lies;below: v

the lip 143 of the bail 131-: so thatthe-bar, if it is raised by lever I53, will be subsequently; re--.

stored by the roll HM.

Each-bar is provided with a pair of detent notches 23;! and 23.9 on its outeredge. and with a stop shoulder 2M, A clearance-notch243i is. sen ov e cachba The bars 255. M9; ZZLand 229 .terminaterat a point slightly below the; spacer. 2 whil the; other bars extend beyond ;the-. short-barsv and.

are-guided in a comb plate 24.5 whichismounted on a bracket. 24! mounted on the. base. plate. 248 (Figs;2 9and30).

The bar 223 is bent laterally asshown in- Figs ure.;l3;so that, it lies adjacent bar 2H. Bar 2!? is provided with a tooth 2:29 which is: adapted to engage, a ,ratchet 255! ofa. register" 250; A

sprin pressed detent pawl-253 also engages. the.

ratchet to hold it'against reverse-rotation; Bar 223 carries a tooth .2571 which lies. over bar 2!? and which engages a ratchet 259: connected to operatea .secondregister 260-. A holding. pawl 2M is associated with this ratchet. Bar 22 5is provided with a tooth 263:.which overlies bar 22! and actuates register 2.25; through-ratchet 268;;while bar 221-isprovided with a tooth2E'5 which actuates the register 266: through ratchet 228.-

As shown in Figure 14,...a leaf spring. 2611: is.

mounted on lower cross bar 200. and extends downwardly and outwardly into contact with the. lowerends of the long barsand urg-esthem toward their respective ratchets.

A pivot rod 269-. is mounted between the mem-.

bers 2m, zes and. a bail an is pivotally mounted thereon. A spring 213 is coiled about-the rod and urges-the bail ina counter-clockwise direction (Fig. 14). A shaft 275 is carriedby the bail and adetentr0112'H-is mounted thereon for coaction with the notches 231 and 23:9 described above. The detent rollserves to hold:

the slide bars either in the home or in theactuated position.

As show-11in Figure 25, the bar 225 is provided with an ear 3%; to which is fixed atransversely' extending bar-.362 which overlies,. on one side...

the bars 2E9; 225, and 223;and,onthe other side: the bars 221 and 229. are provided with lower shoulders 304, 386 and 308 respectively which are disposed just below the bar 362., Thus when, any one of the slide barsfzls, 22.l,or 229 is actuated, the .bar302 will.

be pickedpp by the shoulder of the. actuatedban.

and the slide bar 22.5.will.also .be.actuated. It. Q

will be noted that bars 2 !.-9, 22! and 229.are;short bars and. are not separately connected. with. a register. 7 described above, hence the fareswhich causeac- Bar 225. is connected to. register 226 as tuations of any of the bars 2H1, 22l,.225:or. 229,. which are the dime, penny, nickel andquarter bars respectively, are

all accumulated .in reg,-. ister 22 6..v

The bars 2l9, 22land 229 are cutaway above.

the shouldersto provide clearance for thetrans verse bar and the bars 223.,and 221 are cut away both above and belowthev transverse bar. so that the bars and the transverse bar may beoperated. independently without afiecting each other..

was pointed out above, thebars 2H,. 22,3 .and..221. are connected respectively to registers,.250,..250; and 25 6', which are. they .650..token, .800. token and". .900; tokens registers. The: :bar 2 L5 ope rates only when; no check is-in the machine.

Mounted between the frame members 201,263.

on rods 23! and; 283-,is;-an.;.insulator unit 285 (Fig, 14) which carries in pockets 281a series of contact members 239 which are mountedupon rod 283; The contacts are-urged outwardly to- Ward the slide bars by springs 29!. The lower ends'of. them-embers contact-- the lower edge of the insulatorto determine the extent of the The slide bars are .each provided with a notch 29-3 counter clockwise rotation of: the members.

adjacent the nose 295 of the. ssociated pawl so thattheregwill be .no contact madeywhen thebarsarqin the homeposition. The-contacts are connectedwtowires, 29.5. at their lower-endsiwhich lead to an insulator 284' having binding posts from which run. leads to. equipment. which will be later described, One. contactt'is providedior each .ofi the four bars. 2H; 22;i,f225"and 221.

Repeat 11mg .me cham'smw lVl'ountedabove theupper ends of the-slidebars is a .mechanism which isadapted to 'cause re--- pea-ted cyoli-n'gofth'e mach-ineand, consequently, a series of actuationsof ,the bell hammer -1B3, other signals and the registers to'indicate certain fares. Inithe instant--case;i;th -:machine normally makesa single cycleupon deposit of a basic fare.,whichis,.a nicke1 or equivalent check, but

when one. section of. therepeatring mechanism is actuated, it'willcause. two. cycles to occur while the. other section of the repeat ring mechanism willcause five: cycles to occur. However,;the

machine can readily be designed to produce'other multiple, rings if desired.

Thisrmechanisrn willjbe. better understood if Figures 13,14 to 20. and '26. are referred to. A

bail. 291$, fixed tothc. frontplate .5 by brackets 252,.(Fig.;.26) and: this bail supports shafts .299 and. 30!. As. shown in Figure 18, a pawl carrier 393. is mounted for rotation about shaft 30! and carriesfa. paw-l- Bilfilwhich is spring urged. into en.- gagement. with. a. ten-tooth ratchet 387, mounted for. rotation. on .thesame. shaft. Connected toithe hu-b oi this..ratchet is a two-toothratchet 30,9 (Fig., i9)j .anda ratchetfij I.. (Fig; 20) whichhas two...de.e.p. notches l3l.3 .spaced 18.0 degrees and.

eight. notches. 3 L5; which areequidistantly.spaced I between; the deep. notches of, the. ratehet. making it, ,ineiiect, .a ten-toothratchet.

Alpawl ti 11- (Fig. 19) is .fixedly mountedupon the-shaft 29.9,..is spring; urgedtoward thev twotooth ratchet 3G9 .andi has a tooth 3 I 0. for engaging. the. ratchet. The-lower end ofwthe pawl carries a link 3E9 whichispivoted to the upper end of a lever 32 i. The latter is pivoted on the frame at 32-3. and at itszlower end carries a stop 325..,.

the,bai1,2.9i andat its. upperend is provided with a. pawl. tooth. 330'Jwhich. is urged into contact This pawl is. provided .with. a projection 332. at itslower end. which .isadapted toenter. the groove l5! (Fig. 24) ,.when; the...tooth. 33! .rides out of. thedeepwith ratchet 3H. by springa33i.

notchesrdls of ratchet. 3. A roll 333 is mounted on..the pay/1 ,c a-rrierfiflii and is adapted to be engaged bythe 'slidebar 229. Each time the bar .is actuated, the pawl 3%.willadvanceits. ratchet 35'." and, consequently, the ratchets 309 and 3! l1 one,step.,..Upon thefirst step, the pawl-3w will .be,.,cammed.in a clockwise direction (Fig... 19).

and throughllink- 3191 will. rotate lever. 32l .in. a counter-clockwisedirection fora purpose. to. be r AleverSZI ispivotedonshaft 329 supportedby ,pas'sage 38!. I ably attached to the front plate 5.-

described. The ratchet 3!! cams pawl nose 330 outwardly forcing projection 332 into groove to hold the lever I53 in position. This constitutes the five-ring ection.

A second pawl carrier 335, which comprises two plates 33! and, 339 held together by a pin 34! and a spacer 343. is mounted for rotation on. shaft 35!. g and urged into engagement with a ten-tooth ratchet 343.

A pawl 345 is pivoted on the carrier Mounted order on the hub of the ratchet is a five-tooth ratchet 343 and a ten-tooth ratchet 35! which has five deep notches 353 and alternate shallow notches 355. A pawl 35'! is fixedly mounted oil shaft 239 and is provided with a tooth 353 which is adapted to engage the notches-in ratchet 343. This pawl is joined to the pawl 3!! by a bar 353 which is integral with both. Thus both pawls move in unison and pawl 35'! will actuate the lever 32! in the same manner as the pawl 3!'!. A nose 33! is formed on lever 353 which is mounted loosely on ures 13 and 14, which is fixed to the shaft (Fig.

14), will be depressed to close the switch 339. This switch maintains the operating circuit of the machine closed so that the machine will continue to go through the plurality of cycles dictated by the repeat ring mechanism, since the coin gap is open after the first cycle. It will stop only when thepawl 3!! or 35! which has been cammed out seats itself in the succeeding deep notch in its ratchet. In the case of ratchet 333, the machine will make five cycles and in the case of ratchet 343, two cycles. At the conclusion of the cycling of the machine and at the time the pawl 3!? or pawl 35'! (whichever was active) seats itself in the deep notch so as to release lever 35?, the switch will be again opened,

the stop 325 will be withdrawn from the path of an abutment 324 on the check holder or box and the actuatingcheck will be ejected. The bar 229 is the only one which actuates the pawl 335 while each of the bars 2!'!, M3 and 22! actuate the pawl 345.

In the case of the five-ring mechanism, nose 332 on lever 32? engages in groove l5! and maintains the lifting leverin alignment with the bar 223 until the five cycles are complete, even should the check be accidentally discharged.

The check handling mechanism The checkhandling mechanism is shown generally by numeral ll in Figures 2 to 5 and in detail in Figures 21, 22 and 27. This structure is substantially the same as that shown in my Patent Number 1,893,649 issued February '7, 1933. A check chute is formed by laminations 315. 311, 3% and 333 of which 3i? is cut away to form a The chute laminations are suit- The element 375 is cut away at 333 and a bracket 385 is inserted which has upper and lower transverse flanges 33'! and388. Joining these flanges are vertical guide rods 33! upon which is mounted a slidable check control box 333 by means of the lower corner thereof and carries a contact point 397 and which is urged to the right by spring 393 acting on the part of the carrier 335 which extends above the mounting screws 330. Passing through the box is a shaft 333 upon which is pivoted a lever 43 by a pair of spaced ears. This lever is bent as at 433 and carries a check pick-up or pusher pawl 435 and a finger 431. A spring 439 urges the lever in a counter-clockwise direction about the shaft and a camlugAl! fixed on plate 385 cams the lever in the opposite direction as the box rises. The pick-up pawl has check engaging projections M3, M2 which ride in slots M3 in plate 385 above the check 4l4 deposited in the chute and the finger 43'! enters the slot 413 below the check.

The plate 385 is slotted at 4! 5 (Fig. 32) on both sides of slots M3 and the box carrie a pair of arms 4!! which project through these slots and aligned slots M9 in plates 31'! and 333. A shaft 42! connects the arms and a roll 423 is supported on the shaft and positioned centrally by spacers 422. A link 425 is pivoted on the right end of the shaft (Fig. 21) and has a slot 42'? at its lower end which receives a pin carried by an angle plate 9. The angle plate 429 is pivotally supported on a shaft 43! and is urged counter-clockwise by a spring 433. The plate carries a block of insulating material 435 which is formed with a pair of upstanding projections 43'! and 443. On the lefthand projection 43'! (Fig. 21) is mounted a long and ashort contact 439, 44! (Fig. 27) which are electrically connected, while the right-hand projection 44!! is provided with a singlelong contact 443 (Fig. 22). which is insulated from the other contacts but is grounded to the frame through plate 429. The plate 423 is cut away in the region of 43! and a post 445 which is connected with the contacts 439, 44! is mounted on, the rear of block 435 and carries a laterally directed spring contact 441 which is adapted to slidably engage a contact plate449. V

Mounted on lamination 333, below the lamination 3'19, is a bail 45! which carries a shaft 453. A lever 455 is mounted for rotation on this shaft by means of suitable ears and carries an inwardly projecting pawl 45! at its lower end. The tip of the pawl is adapted to enter an opening 453 in plate 383 between. the projections 43! and. 443. A second lever 46! is also rotatably mounted by means of ears on the shaft 453 and its lower end supports a coil spring 433. A slot 455 is formed in lever 455 and-a plate 43'! has a hook 469 formed on the upper end which passes throughthe slot 455 and enters the check chute through a slot 455 in plate 383. The outer end of the hook is bevelled upwardly as shown in Figure 22. The lower forked end 41! of the plate is narrowed so as to enter the space between projections 43?, 443 and is bent slightly inwardly. This plate is held in place by spring 43! described below. A pin 4'l3is set in lever 455 and enters slot 459 of plate 380 between the projections 43'! and443. A relatively long, headed pin..4l5 projects through lever 435 and is adapted to enter a hole 41'! in pate383. The head of the pin sets in a recess 418 in 455. The

spring 433 engages the head of the pin 415 through a hole 4T3 in plate 431.

. iArelatively strong spring 43! is mounted shaft 453 so that one end. engages a groove 436 in plate 45! so as to hold it in place on the lever while the other end of the spring engages a shoulder 438 near the upper end of lever 43!. This spring tends to fspread the levers 455 and 43!. Arelatively weak spring 483 is also coiled about .111 fsh'ai'ti 453 and one end is' hookedover the, upper :edgeoi' leverASl-and the other endhears against fixed-rod 485. This spring returns the. levers j d 55 'and't l .tothe Figure 22- position when the roll "423-movest'o its upper position. The upper end iofifi'l rests against theupper'end of 455 to limit the relative rotation of these levers underthe action of spring 48 l .The deposited check willrest upon the long contacts:439and643which block the chute and :will close acircuit whichwill be later described, ,toistart the'cycle whichwill cause the check control .mechanism.to be drawn downwardly, Acircuit parallel to that .of. the coin gap, formed by contacts 439 aud t i3, is providedthrcu'ghthe short contact. I, the check and the contact 337, which is urged against,'the check by sprin 39E andwhich in turn urges the checkinto contact with 44 i. 1 Thus a circuit will be surelyestablished through one or both sets of contacts upon deposit-ofa check. As the check control box 393 is drawn downwardlyqthe shafts 399. and 42 i. together with lever 40 l. and link 425 will move downi, Ward. As soon as lever 45! leaves am I, itwill be rotated by spring 399. to position'the check pick-up'fingers M0 and M 2 in slots M3 above the check A M and the finger' liilvin'the slot M6 below "the check. No movement 'of'plate 829 is effected because "of the 'lostmotioni slot "421'in the link which is just taken up .in the tmovement described.

The roll 423-will, during the same period, press 'lever'fl'fil ina clockwisedirectionfagainst the action of spring 158 l,. and sprin v 48 i "will transmit :the motion to lever dfiiis'othat the ho-011 363 on *p1ate'45'l, thejpin 4Y5, the'p'awl 45?, pin 473 and jthe'ibentend 41! 0f.'the -plate willall enterth jopenings provided for them in plate 385.

Thepin 413 will engage the check which is-to be registered. and willyi'eldably hold it in .contact with the bracket 385 in positionto be engaged by the pick-up projections Mil .orf llzdeoen'ding on g the Zdiameteriorth'e check. L'Ihepin 6.75 yieldably engages any check in thechutewhich may rest on the upper'edge of the actuating check sothat the uppermost 1'. check will not "ifOllOW" the actuating check and' the pick=up pawl (in "their downward travel. "The-hook soil-enters the chuteito support I any cheoks which may be inserted after its entry I describedyaboveand, "additionally, engages "the .upper edge OfjthBCh8CkfiO prevent it from being dragged upwardly .uponfthe rreturn stroke of the checkphsher. i 7 I The steps"'4ltl,'4-l2. on the check pusher have less depth than 'the't'hickness of the thinnest check encountered in practice of the invention. The end 471 "'of 'plate 461, when it is positioned in the check'c'hute, performs the function of holding 1the'oheckLfiat against plate 385 at the.

measuring station and the additional function "of occur in "the reverse order.

holdinghack-one of two checks'whichmay be in'the chute in face to face. relation whil'e the pusher shears on" and forwards tothe-measuring station the check which is immediately adjacent it so that both checks will be ultimately registered individually and no two checks will occupy the measuring station at the same time.

During the upward stroke of the box the events The contacts 439, ML! are again positionedto receive another check and the pin 475 and hook 569 are withdrawn from the chute to permit the passage of another check to'th'e contacts.

' When a check is held at the measuring statior;

"for a 'repeat operation'the' finger 4M will rest upon this check and will prevent'thepick-up pawl from entering the check chute adistance sunicient to engage another check'which may be held in pick-up position by the pin 4'15. Thus no additional check will be forced toward "the measuring station while it is occupied by a check.

As the contacts 339, M3 approach the fully rotated position, the sliding contact 44? will pass out of contact with the contact plate 449. A holding circuit is established'by switch I3 (Fig. 6) as soon as the solenoid 81 is energized by a circuit through the coin gap and the machine will continue to operate.

In the event it is necessary to produce a plurality of cycles of the machine to repeat the bell, signal and registration operations asdescribed in connection with'the' repeat ring mechanism, the check is held at the lowermost levelandas'an abutment 324 which is attached to the lower left side (Figs. 2 to 5) of the check box 393 rises to the stop'325 (Fig. 19), the switch 369 which is 'cosed by the repeat ring mechanism will take the place of a'coin in'the coin gap and the cycle will be repeated. When the abutment 324 and stop 325 in engagement, the check box is pre- "vented from reaching the point in its travel at which the lever 40| contacts cam ii! or the roll iii-releases the pressure 'on lever- 16i; consequently,.the 'check which was last calipered will not be ejected and the next adjacent check will be prevented from entering the calipering posi 'tion. The check wil not be ejected until the box rises above. the level of the stop and the lever ''il releases ithe check.

Check control boa: operating-mechanism Referring now to Figures'2 to 5, the lever .48!

' is pivotally mounted at 489 on the frontplate 5.

The left end of the lever is provided with 'a'slot sea which embraces a roller 492 carried on a pin 293 set in the gear '69 and sector 1!. The pin makes one revolution per cycle and it is continuous ince it is directly connected with the clutch.

The right-hand end of the leverca'rries a pin 95 on which is pivotally mounted .a bell crank s57, .one'arm of which is providedwith "an ear tilt which supports one end ofa strong tension spring. 509. The other arm is provided with a 593 which connects it .to one end of a drag link 5E2. The other end of said link is connected to a stud 498 on the check control box 393. .An tear 5G5, formedon lever 481, supports the other endof the spring anda second ear 56'! formed on the lever stops theupper edge of bell crank '49! and limits the rotation of the bell crank induced by the spring.

The pin 533 also carries a pitman 509 which, at

7 its lower end, is provided with a hook Eli and a cam slot EH3. A shaft 5l5 having a large head passes through the slot and enters the frame channel 3.

' complete its stroke.

,is actuated by an electromagnet 53!.

13 A pin which is attached to a check supporting shelf M8 by an ear 522, shown in dotted lines in Figure 3, projects through a slot 520 in the frame. The shelf is pivoted on the shaft 515 and is urged upwardly by a spring, not shown.

A link 52! is connected with pin 5!! by a slot 523 and at its lower end is connected to an ear 525 on a door 521 which closes the channel 3 and which is pivoted at 529 (Fig. 3). The door 521 is operable from the exterior of the case, and as the door 521 i rotated in a clockwise direction the link 52! will be drawn down. This connection thus enables the operator to manually unload the shelf 5l8.

The upper shelf 5I9 (Fig. 3) is pivotally mounted in the channel at 526 and is urged counterclockwise by a spring, not shown. A pin 52! set in lever 481 enters a curved slot 524 in channel 3 and engages the upper surface of the shelf to depress it a the lever moves downwardly. The pin 521 engages the shelf after the shelf 5; has been dumped and returned so that the last two checks received will always be displayed to the operator who may, at will, dump the lowermost check only, as described above.

. It will be seen that as the pin 493 is revolved bythe clutch mechanism, the lever 581 will be oscillated through a complete cycle to lower the check box and return it, causing the coin box mechanism to pass through its cycle of operation. Depression of the pitman 509 will cause the hook 5|! to engage pin 511 and operate the check shelf 518 so as to dump the check on it down onto the door or bottom of the check receptacle 521.

At a point in the downward movement of the pitman, the edge of the 'cam slot engages the pin 515 and cams the lever 509 in a clockwise direction so that the hook 5| l is released from the pin 5H and the shelf is returned by its spring, so that it will be in position to receive the next check when it is dropped from the upper shelf 5 I 9.

In the event the repeat mechanism blocks the complete return of the box 393 to its normal position, the drag link 502. will be stopped, the lever 48! will return to its initial position and, as it doesso, the bell crank 491 will rotate, stressing spring 559. Thus a full stroke of lever 481 will be permitted even though the check box does not Even when the box does return to its uppermost position, there will be some lost motion in the bell crank.

The bell I91 (Fig. 11') is provided with an electric muffie which comprises a muiiiing member 525 fulcrumed in a slotin the standard521 mounted by a stud, not shown, on the plate 8 and thus on the plate 1. The member 525 is held out of contact with the hell by a spring 529 and The member 525 forms thearmature of the magnet. A stop 533 limits the movement of the member away fromthe bell. '5

Shown also in Figure 11 is a lever 535 which hasa bent -up end 531 and which is mounted for rotation with a shaft 539 which passes through .the, front plate 5 and has fixed to it a lever 54! (Figs. 2 to 5 and 14) which extends toward the slide bar2| 5 and carries a pin 543, in the path of a stud 545 on the bar. Thus when the bell hammer I93 is. cocked and the slide bar 215 rises, the

' shaft 539 will be turned counterclockwise to position the end 531 in front of the hammer and audible signal is given when the mechanism operated without the insertion of a checkas when it is operated to discharge the checks on the in.- spection shelves.

Hand cyclometers 14 and 29, is provided with a switch 541 which.

is actuated by the end of the cyclometer operat-- ing lever 559. A second cyclometer 552 shown generally in Figures 28 and 29 is provided with.

a switch 55l which is actuated by the lever 553 similar to 549.

The two other hand-operated cyclometers 555 and 558 are actuated by levers 555 and 551 respectively and operate a slide bar 559 which supported on pins 56l set in the cyclometer case 553. The bar has hooked ends 535 and 551 which are actuated by pins 559, 51I fixed in the levers. The slide bar has a switch contact 5'13 which engages a contact 515 when the bar is actuated.

The slide is returned to switch open position by a spring 511,

Wiring diagram (Fig. 31)

A circuit A is established through the line 559 which connects the battery 58! with a binding post 583, and a line 585 connects this post with the stop lever control magnet 81 which, in turn, is connected by a line 531 to a post 589, a line 59| and thence by any one of three parallel lines to ground. One line is formed by the contacts 439, 445 and/or 391, I with the inserted check closing the gap between them. In case the machine is in the second or succeeding cycles in the repeat operation, the repeat ring switch 359 will control, The third control is the clearing switch 593 which is manually operable at will to clear the machine of checks which may be held in it or for purposes of inspection, etc.

Since the switch H3 is closed by the operation of the shaft 13 which is actuated by the magnet 81, a second circuit B is established from battery through line 519, post 583, line 595, motor 5. switch H3 to ground and the motor is energized.

A lighting circuit C is formed from battery through line 518, post 583, line 591, manual switch 599, light 691 to ground. The light is disposed at the head of the column 3 (Figs. 2 to 5) to light the check inspection shelves.

Numerals 693 and 605 represent the two portions of a separable multiple prong connectorin which the pins having the same letter are noractuated and a childs fare register 2235 is advanced one step by the tooth 255 on the bar; At the same time, the circuit D is set up when switch 295 is closed to ground a line 651 to the bar. This line is connected with abinding post 699, and thence by a line 8H to connections 'c-c,

- line 613, to a lamp 615 which is provided with a sign bearing the legend Child, thence through line 6|1, contacts b-b, line 6l9, binding, post 624,

These also operate visible signals and for- 

